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About Me
I like to do all kinds of things when not fighting my battles with D & A. I'm funny, analytical and open.
Interests
Scuba diving, Skydiving, Rock hounding, cats, dogs, traveling, different foods, reading, writing (of course, when I'm doing good though)
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Friday
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shadowmon31 changed their mood to Horrible 9:44pm
Wednesday
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shadowmon31 updated their status 5:44pm
Feeling bad most of the time.…
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shadowmon31 changed their mood to Bad 2:18am
August 31
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shadowmon31 updated their status 1:00am
The Anxiety came up out of nowhere.…
August 29
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shadowmon31 updated their status 11:34pm
Why the hell should I care? I have no purpose.…
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Present
went down by 75mg on effexor three days ago because i do not want to lose any more teeth!! here's hoping it goes ok. have a good day.
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Flower
this too will pass
I’m With You
Thanks.
Hug
just a passing hug :)
Flower
Thank you neighbor! Im feeling alot better, just dealing with a tiny sore throat now. How are things going for you now? God bless!
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Support Groups
Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionDiagnosed depression for 9 years or so. I suffer from melancholic depression with GAD. Usually good, but just started dating again and a whole bunch of stuff caused me to spin off into depression again. I also suffer from GAD. Dr. Changed meds, and am in process of change but not doing well with the change.
Treatments
- Clonazepam Working / Worked
- Seems to help mute the anxiety body flipping out symptoms. I take 1/4 to 1/2 of a .5 mg pill.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- Helped me get insight into depression, however if I am really sick, it doesnt help me much because I physically can't do what I should be doing.
- Effexor Not Working
- Did not work for my depression. Actually I felt more miserable then before I changed meds. Would work for weeks when I had a uppage in dose, then would slip back.
- Fish Oil Too Soon to Tell
- Folic Acid Working / Worked
- energy
- Lexapro Not Working
- Did not work at all. Made me very ill and beg the doctor to be hospitalized.
- Paxil Working / Worked
- Worked for 9 years for me, Side effects didnt bother me too much.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- In reality I don't know what type of therapy I have been having and when. It's all just therapy for me.
- Remeron Working / Worked
- If I remember this one it made me sleep. Was used when the trazodone didnt work.
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- This is the most stable med I have taken. I take it for sleep because of the other meds and it helps me a lot!
- Vitamin B6 Working / Worked
- Vitamin B12 Working / Worked
- Wellbutrin Not Working
- Too activating. Didnt help.
- Writing Working / Worked
- I write about how I am feeling. I always have.
Close Anxiety
I suffer from GAD and Depression. When the depression gets bad, the Churning thoughts of GAD accompany them.
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- Helps me calm down if I have a PA when I wake up
- Lexapro Not Working
- Did not work for either my depression or anxiety. I tried to switch to it and it did nothing except make me very very ill and beg to be hospitalized.
- Paxil Working / Worked
- Worked for the most part, except when my life got too stressful. I went off of it because I was at the max dose and it wasnt keeping all the sympotms in line.
- Remeron Working / Worked
- Great stuff if you need to sleep!
- St. John\'s Wort Working / Worked
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- I have been on this drug for 8 years. It has tremendously helped me a lot, it helps me sleep.
- Effexor Working / Worked
- Worked as I has absoluetly no anxiety but was just very very depressed
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- see depression
- Clonazepam Working / Worked
- See depression. It helps me.
- Fish Oil Too Soon to Tell
Open Healthy Relationships
I'm currently single, have issues and want to find a healthy relationship with someone someday. I suffer from depression but it's mostly under control, but I have anxiety about getting into a relationship because of my disease. My last relationship was not healthy because of the depression which was undiagnosed at the time.
Treatments
Open Diabetes Type 2
Type 2 diagnosed 2004. Under control (at least usually)
Treatments
- Avandia Working / Worked
- I took it but lost weight so I don't have to take it anymore
- Dietary Modification Working / Worked
- Stopped eating rice.
- Eating Healthier Foods Working / Worked
- Metformin Working / Worked
- I take the big horse pill once a day.
Open Codependency
Treatments
- Pets Working / Worked
- Reading Working / Worked
- Talking Working / Worked
- \"Codependent No More\" Working / Worked
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- see depression. I tried to goto a CODA group but it didnt work for me.
Open Physical & Emotional Abuse
eally abusvie ex husband... he was a narcissist. Stil trying to get my life together after 9 years.
Treatments
- Abuse Counseling Working / Worked
- Divorce Working / Worked
- Group Therapy Working / Worked
- Psychotherapy Too Soon to Tell
- I guess this is what I will be working on, but I wouldnt be able to tell you what kind of therapy I am in.
- Talking Working / Worked
- Paxil Working / Worked
- Was diagnosed with major depression after breakup. Still struggling with that.
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